While it’s true that continuous chipping away gets you closer to the goal, it’s also nevertheless true that what you’re actually chipping away is everything that doesn’t align with your commitment to advance & succeed. What you’re actually chipping away are activities & behavior that slow your progress to a crawl. What you’re actually chipping away is everything you are no longer willing to put up with.
Important because if you plan to build an elephant in 2018, you need to start chipping away at all the stuff that doesn’t look like an elephant.